It’s hard to envision a worse case scenario for the Indiana Pacers than the one that unfolded to start Game 2. With so much being made of LeBron James not taking a field goal attempt for the first 10 minutes of Game 1 as his Cleveland Cavaliers took a shot to the chin, James reversed course, scoring the game’s first 13 points and scoring Cleveland’s first 16.
While that was happening, Indiana was caught in a perilous subplot as Victor Oladipo picked up two quick fouls, sending him to the bench a minute into the game.